A Great Building for Sale and a New Entertainment Venue
Waynestock was great, but it wasn’t all I took in this weekend. The first stop for me on first Friday was the Ely Building at 406 W. Church Avenue. It’s available, has been on the market...
Waynestock III, Night Two
The first night set the bar high and the second night met the challenge. Paige Travis hosted and the night started off with a bit of an International flair with Kukuly and the Gypsy Fuego. Kukuly...
Waynestock III, Night One
The third annual Waynestock is history and the event delivered great music, great fun and feel-good vibes all around. The event started two years ago as a way to honor local music critic Wayne Bledsoe in...
Just a Sunday Bit: Henley Street Bridge
I’ve talked about the Henley Street Bridge construction so many times on this site, that this little bit seemed worth mentioning on a Sunday afternoon: John Schroer, Commissioner of the Tenn. Dept of Transportation (TDOT) plans...
What’s Happening This Weekend
It’s been a while since I detailed some of the happenings in the city. This weekend is First Friday along with Waynestock and some other events, so it seemed like a good time to put some...
Knoxville Pehca Kucha at the Square Room
Last week Pecha Kucha landed squarely in the middle of downtown at the Square Room. The event has made the rounds as it bounced here and there. I saw the first one two years ago at...
What Kind of Knoxville Do We Want?
The last couple of days have been interesting on Stuck Inside of Knoxville. Sparking a discussion always feels like an achievement, but I could not have anticipated the reactions from so many readers to my most...
The Latest on the JCPenney Building
The pending redevelopment of the JCPenney Building at elicited quite a bit of dialogue at the January meeting of the Central Business Improvement District. Presentations and tours of that building, plus the Medical Arts Building were...
New Facade for Bacon and Company (and Shonos in the City)
On a recent climb from the Old City toward Gay Street – or downtown to uptown, if you prefer – I noticed large glass panels disappearing from the front of a building. It’s actually a series...
New Knoxville Residents: A Feel Good Story
A few weeks ago I walked into Just Ripe, which readers of this blog know I love, to buy a few groceries. I don’t know the names of everyone who works there, but I know the...